Ontario is losing out when it comes to tourism according to a new report by the Windsor-Essex Regional and the Ontario Chambers of Commerce.
The findings are based on an upward trend in tourism world wide between 2006 and 2012.
The report claims Ontario's growth fell behind the global trend and the province lost out on $16-billion as a result.
Local chamber President Matt Marchand says the report makes nine recommendations on how to fix that including predictable funding. "So decisions can be made as to what the funding model looks like so we can take advantage of it rather than have an ad hoc approach year to year as to what the funding may or may not look like and how best we can get in that funding envelope."
Marchand says "Windsor, being a border city, faces some unique challenges, including casinos in Detroit."
"It's not that Ontario needs better attractions", he says but "the world needs to be better informed about what they are."